1940 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1940 to Wales and its people.

1940
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:
1940 in
The United Kingdom
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bangor (radio))
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - T. Rowland Hughes
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

New books

Music

Film

Broadcasting

  • 25 February - The Proud Valley is the first film to have its première on radio, when the BBC broadcasts a 60-minute version.[10]
  • May - The BBC Radio Variety Department relocates to Bangor because of wartime disruption; it will broadcast from here until August 1943.[11]
  • August - The National Eisteddfod of Wales is broadcast on the British Home Service, including 15 minutes each for the crown and chair ceremonies.[12]

Sport

  • Football
  • Quoits - Jack Price wins the Welsh championship for the third time.

Births

Deaths

See also

References

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